Sounds like you have changed – we do change over time, but it's very individual – and so does the environment, we cannot live in the past. I've been living here permently since september 2005 – so, about 20 years – and I still live pretty much the same way. My only major change is that I now own a house since 15 years, insted of renting a bungalow. This however, was a huge change for my Thai-home lifestyle to the better, I dine more at home than in restaurants. I still enjoy being out in the nightlife two or three times a week – same as before – but yes, the nightlife has change. The music is getting better and the sound equipment also – actually much better and no bad distortion – the light and general entertainment has also improved. The venues are also much better than before, like the small bar in a hut on the beach now becoming a huge resort with combined cool pool- and beach-parties. Where I live there are little less girlie bars now than before – probably increased number of freelancers – but more trendy pubs and nightclubs. Some of the former beer bars have changed to food stalls, and they seems to be more seccesfull than some the remaining lady-bars. The local free-flying birds in the nightlife has changed, meaning new birds are are constantly flying in, which might be the same all over in Land-of-Smiles. However, if you don't appreciate too much of changes, there are still some remaining of the old birds, just 10, 15 or 20 years older... About prices: The consumer price index has not raised more over 20 years in Thailand than in many other places. Compared to my Scandinavian home country the index is a bit under 50% up both places, so exactly the same and fits quite well with the preferred 2% average price increase per year; with that prices should double in 36 years. So, Thailand is generally still about as cheap as before compared to living costs in other countries. But I presume the ladies of the nightlife has raised their price to a double up or more. From that point of view Thailand might not be as cheap as before, as their costs might not be included in the average consumer price index...😄
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